Paul Skenes turned in another exceptional outing in a start for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The right-handed pitcher made his latest appearance in a weekend series against the Philadelphia Phillies.
In his second start of 2025 against the team, Skenes held the Phillies to one run on two hits and one walk through 7.2 innings. He finished with seven strikeouts, two of which came against slugger Kyle Schwarber.
The run was unearned as Brandon Marsh scored on a throwing error made by the Pirates’ infield. Rafael Marchán stroked a double to the left field corner but a poor throw from the cutoff man to second base allowed Marsh to score.
Although Skenes didn’t get credited with the win, he was finally rewarded for his efforts as the Pirates scored late to seal 2-1 win.
Through 14 starts, Skenes leads the NL in WAR with a 2.9 rating at FanGraphs. Skenes’ 1.88 ERA ranks No. 2 in the NL, only trailing the Mets’ Kodai Senga.